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VOL. IX. NO. 2129 NORWALK, CONN., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS
ANNUAL FIELD
The Fourth Regiment Ma­neuvers
and Holds Regi­mental
Parade.
SEASIDE PARK CROWDED,
Company D of South Norwalk
the Town-
Disgraces
The annual field day of the Fourth
regiment, Col. Charles W. Hendrie
commanding, was held at Seaside Park,
Bridgeport, yesterday.
A big crowd turned out to witness
the maneuvers and regimental parade,
which was a success. .
Company F of Norwalk and Compa­ny
D of South Norwalk participated in
the parade. Company F behaved like
soldiers and gentlemen and returned
to their armory in excellent order,
while the following from this morn^
ing's Bridgeport Union will give the
people of Norwalk some idea of how
the members of Co. D behaved them­selves.
"The companies forming the battal­ion
went through, the evolutions with
precision and skill, with one except) on.
Co. D, of Norwal-s, did not come up to
the standard of excellence required
and was sharply reprimanded by Major
Fitch, for its awkwardness in executing
orders. While the othqr companies
formed, four, eight, and sixteen abreast
with order, Co. D formed in disorder.
Often the men became bunched In a
disorganized crowd and once Major
Fitch compelled it to repeat a forma­tion
in which it bad bungled.
Several of the men were so intoxi­cated
they could not walk straight and
their futile attempts to keep in step
were ludicrous. Finally. Major Fitch,
unable to bear the spectacle longer,
fined five men five dollars each and
ordered tHem to leave the lines. After
that the company did a little better
and the movements went forward with
more smoothness."
Not satisfied with their behavior in
Bridgeport member? of Company D
disgraced themselves on the train re
turning home. Upon their arrival at
South Norwalk a fight ensued in which
Lieut. Bloom of Co. F was called upon
by a citizen to interfere, which he did
and succeeded in wresting a gun from
a drunken soldier, but not before he
was set upon by several members of D
who came to their drunken comrade's
assistance.
The company did not return to the
armory but scattered in all directions,
some discharging blank cartridges in
their guns about the streets.
Later in the night four drunken
members held up a gentleman on West
avenue and demanded a cigar, which
they failed to get.
It is said by a number of Norwalk
citizens who were present in Bridge­port,
that the behavior of members of
D company was a disgrace to Norwalk.
It is hoped ^hat Col. Hendrie will
take the necessary step to court martial
the^e men, and see that a rigid pen­alty
is imposed upon the guilty, and
carried out to the full extent of mili­tary
law.
Horse Ran Away.
Mrs. W. B. Bean of West avenue,
was out driving yesterday afternoon
and upon returning home the horse
took fright under the railroad bridge
at Washington and North Main streets
and ran away. Previous to the occur­rence
the horse was on a lively trot but
Mrs. Bean lost control of the animal
and he bounded along North Main
street, jumping over a pile of bricks
where the street is being repaired and
continued on his rua until he reached
Sturtevant's store where a clerk from
the same rushed out and stopped him.
Mrs. Bean held on pluckily and was
uninjured.
Small Fire at Sound Beach.
A large barn at Sound beach, owned
by W. B. Lockwood, was destroyed
f'l by fire yesterday causing a loss of $1,
";;500, partially insured. It is supposed
' f to have been set afire by tramps.
Weather.
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MEMORIAL EXERCISES,
The Franklin Street School Children Render a
Pleasing Programme. •
The pupils of the Franklin street
school held Memorial day exercises in
the school hall yesterday afternoon.
The following programme was render­ed:
Song—"Battle hymn, of the republic,"
School.
Exercise—
Twenty pupils from Room N.
Origin of Memorial Day—
Minnie Gottlieb, Room R.
Bring the Flowers-
Viola Perry, Room I.
Memorial Day—
Elizabeth Murphy, Room K.
Song—"Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean,"
School.
The First Decoration Day Proclama­tion—
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Robert Montgomery, Room R.
Chorus—"Cover Them Over,"
Girls of Room L. '
Recitation—"Memorial Day, 1889,"
Ethel Britto, Room S.
The Flowers—
Six ffirls. Room L.
Chorus—"The Blue and the Gray,"
Girls, Room L.
New Memorial Day—
Maud Burnham, Room I.
"Driving Home the Cows,"
Ethel Key worth, Room S.
Decoration Day—
Mary Bradley, Room J.
Song—"Falling,"
Rooms M, K and S.
Recitation—"The Blue and the Gray,'1
Kate M. Hugh, Room M.
Ode for Memorial Day-
Charles Lockwood, Room O.-
Song—"The Ship of State,"
School.
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If being a Republican ft>r revenue
only, is a new,fad. in South ^orwalk. ^
If the members of Company D regret
their actions of yesterday.
Why John Scully should array him­self
against the veracity of so many
others.
If the preponderence of evidence is
not largely against Scully.
When that West av.enue road will
receive attention.
If Attorney Ferris will increase his
accident insurance policy.
Why. riding over the Benedict farm
bridge is enjoyed by wheelmen.
How many city of Norwalk bonds
will remain in town.
If Ben Hur netted the Old Well boys
a substantial sum.
CENTRAL CLUB,
Lecture on the "Habits of
Flowers" by Mrs. G. F.
Newcomb Yesterday.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Will Attend Memorial Services.
Buckingham Post, G. A. R. will at­tend
a memorial service* in Grace
church Sunday,morning, when Rev. J.
McClure Bellows will preach a special
sermon for the occasion. In the after­noon
the Post members will attend the
union memorial service in the Metho­dist
church. *
Douglas Fowler Post of South Nor­walk
will attend service in the East
Avenue Methodist church Sunday and
Rey. J. J. Foust will preach an appro­priate
sermon on the soldier clead,
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At 10:30 Wednesday night three mpn
tried for some time to place a somewhat
inebriated young man in a buggy stand­ing
near the Stamford House and suc­ceeded
at last in so doing. One of the
men thereupon placed the "drunk" on
the seat, flat on his back, and sat on
him, not theoretically, but literally,
and then taking up the reins, drove
the horse toward Sou^h Norwalk. from
which place the two came ea-lier in
t<he evening.—Stamford Republican.
Decoration Day at DoTlon's Point.
Manager O'Sullivan of Dorlon Point,
the most popular shore resort in Nor­walk,
has arranged for an excellent
time on Tuesday next. He has engag­ed
Low's orchestra for the occasion,
and music and danciag will be enjoyed
both afternoon and evening.
, Base Ball. •
In the game yesterday between the
Norwalk club nine and the N. U. S.
the olub boys won by a score of 22 to 7.
Volcanic Eruptions . .
Are grand, but Skin JLiuptiois rob
life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures them, also Old, Running and
fe^ever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Beat Pile Cure on earth. Drives out
LJains and Aches. Only 25 cts. a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by John A.
tiigg|, druggist, 11 Main straet.
Mr. Homer Cummings of Stamford to Address
the Club Next Week on, Edgar Allan Poe.
Mrs. Newcombt's lecture at the Cen­tral
club yesterday upon "The Habits
of Flowers" was most successful. The
audience though not large was appre­ciative
in a high degree, and the
pleasure felt as each recognized her
favorite wild flower lovingly describ­ed,
was gratifyingly displayed. The
speaker was warmly thanked by her
hearers for her two beautiful and
poetic lectures.
A somewhat new departure is to be
taken next Monday in the line of lec­tures.
The committee has had the
good fortune to secure Homer S; Cum­mings
of Stamford, to speak upon an
entirely literary subject. Mr. Cum­mings
will deal with Edgar Allan Poe.
The day for the lecture, the Central
club members will pleaso note, w:ill be
Monday,instead of Tuesday as Tuesday
will be Memorial day. This month is
one of the very busiest on the calendar
for lawyers, and the club should feel
indebted to Mr. Cummings for giving
his time, and t'o the friend through
whose interest he was secured. Mcs.
Cummings has been an out of town
me/nber of the club for two or three
years. *
The guest cards for the coming re­ception
which the, Norwalk club
tenders the Connecticut^ State Federa­tion
of Women's clubs are to be obtain­ed
now. from the secretary of the fed­eration,
Miss Pinneo, or Miss L. I.
Lane, assistant treasurer^of the Central
club, at the Exchange. Every mem­ber
of the federation is entitled to one
guest card for a friend, either lady or
gentleman.
Reception to Pastor-
The. Industrial League of the First
Methodist church held a regular
monthly $hsiness meeting and a recep­tion
to the pastor last night. About
thirty members were present and Wil­liam
Hoyt acted as toastmaster.
The following toasts were offered:
"Our League," H. B. Slauson; "Our
City," Councilman W. B. Bean; "Our
Bachelors," Charles E. Hoyt; and "Our
Church." W. R. Marquand.
Rev. James Montgomery responded
appropriately to all the toasts.
Vestry Meets.
The vestrymen of Trinity church
met last night. The building com­mittee,
composed of C. S. Palmer, G.C.
Stillson, R. H. Golden and Stephen
Hatch was instructed to procure plans,
estimates and specifications and if they
came within the limits set by the ves­try
to proceed with the building. The
general appearance of the building
will not be changed as it will be en­larged
on all sides.
Fire at{ Stamford.
Fire in a two stony brick building on
Advocate place, Friday, caused $1,500
loss,covered by insurance.The building
was owned by?Gillespie Brothers, and
was occupied by Burnham's carpet
cleaning works and the Stamford metal
company. Origin of the fire unknown.
: s Accepts the Call. , ,
Rev. F. A. Vv right, junior rector of
St. John's Episcopal church,' Stamford,
has accepted a call to be rector of a
church in Westfield, Mags. He will
leave Stamford in July autl will bq sac-ceeded
by Rev. AI||pplm Taylor of
Brooklyn, N. Y. ' / ' , :
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES,
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURC&.—
Thomas K. Noble, pastor. Services at
10:30 a. jn. and 7:30p. m. Rev. James
C. Gregory will preach morning and
e v e n i n g . S u n d a y s c h o o l a t 1 2 . m . Y .
P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. nv; ^ V. v '
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' :Thtopbil3 Euphrat has sold the Par-eons'Brookside
Farm to Phoebe A.
Copper of New York. Tht| priee paid
was between $4,(jppapd $5,000f • 'J*
THE WHEEL CONTEST.
The ballot at noon torday was as fol
lows: 3;;' '
Lrving H. Reed, Pioneer ;
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well-
J. H. Magner, Hope Hose
Smith Northrop, Phoenix
Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose
D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix
Charles M. Smith, Pioneer,
Leo Davis, Old Well
Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose
Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix
F. W. Darmer, Old Well
H. D. Cornell, Fire Police
L. M. Smith, Mayflower .
D. W. Harford, Old Well
Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D.
Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose,
E. V. Baker, Old Well
Joseph Matheis' Pioneer
Harry Mitchell, Pioneer
Fred Weiseit
Howard L.Lowodes, Old Well ••
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well
John Yost, Putnam Hose
AMUSEMENTS.
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La Pearl's Great Allied Shows.
As we are able to visit only a limited
number of the most important cities
each year in our grand tour of the en­tire
country, we have entered into an
arrangement w;th the various railroads
diverging from the points at which we
exhibit, whereby those living at a dis­tance
can visit us at a greatly reduced
excursion .rate. A vast number of
special agents are employed by Mr.
LaPearl to perfect, complete and sys»-
tematize arrangements so there may
be ao hitch or uqpleasant delay of any
nature in the specia]. excursions, and
excursionists are assured of every pos­sible
advantage.
The rates quoted usually include an
admission ticket to the show, and ex­cursionists
thus supplied will, if on the
show grounds previous to the regular
opening of the ticket office, be admit­ted
first. For full particulars regard­ing
time of arrival and departure of
"'excursion trains, and for extremely
low round trip tickets, enquire of your
nearest railway station agent. Remem­ber
the day and date, May 30th at
South Norwaik.
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EAST NORWALK.
Miss May Decker of 13 Betts place
was pleasantly surprised at her home
last night by a party of friends.
Games were played, dancing enjoyed
and. refreshments were served. Among
those present were Misses Berdie
Wildman, Lottie Cameron, Lillian
Brundage, Helen Goodeve, Lottie
Morrell, Bella Roe, Blanche and
Florence Ells, Misses R. Moran Amy
Lawrence and Laura Lawrence,Clifford
Judson, Leslie Benedict, Stiles Law­rence,
Harvey 'Craw, Albert Morgan,
Howard Welsh, Clifton Cooley, Walter
Aiken and Edward Parker.
J. S. Randall will lead the 9:30 meet­ing
in the Methodist church in East
Norwalk, Sunday.
MlssMinnie Pickett of Quintard place
and Miss Minnie Horton are spandi ng
a few days in Danbury.
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CANNON,.
An ice cream and strawberry social
v^ere held at the home of Mrs. Brown-
Thursday night. S-»'; \
Carpenters will begin work on the
new hall next week and complete it in
four weeks.
Cannon Grange No. 1, will meet next
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mrs Brown. About 25 new members
will be accepted. -t-f : .
C.E.
Held in the WestportCongre­gational
Church Last
Night.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Broad River Christian Endeavor Society Wins
the Banner.
An Union Christian Endeavor meet­ing
was held in the Westport Congre-
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gational church last nighty societies
from Norwalk, South Norwalk,. Broad
River, Wilton, Norfield and Westport
participating.
The meeting was opened with a
praise service led by President Andrew
V. Heath. «This was followed by a
reading of the secretary's report by Miss
Minnie Wixon, and the treasurer's re­port
by George Quintard.
The election of officers for the en­suing
year followed, and the following
were chosen:
President—Andrew Y. Heath.
Vice- president—H. O. Bailey.
Secretary—Miss Minnie Wixon.
Treasurer—M. W. Sherwood.
The Christian Eadeavor society of
Broad River having had the largest at­tendance
at the consecration meetings
during the year, was awarded the ban­ner.
The roll call showed the following
representatives present:
Westport Congregational church 24
South Norwalk Baptist church 23
Norwalk Congregational church 27
So. Norwalk Congregational church 10
Wilton Congregational church 9
Broad River chapel . ^ 2
Norfield Congregational church 2
Calvary Baptist ctiurch 2
A. M. E. church 2
At the close of the service Rev. W.
H. Hubbard of the South Norwalk
Baptist church delivered a most inter­esting
address, after which refresh­ments
were served and the meeting
adjourned.
ROBERTS REMEMBERED.
Rockefeller Moves to Dismiss.
CLEVELAND, May 27—John D.
Itockefeller, through his attorneys,
Messrs. Kline and Moore, has made a
motion before Judge Stone of the com­mon
pleas court to dismiss the $1,000,-
000 suit of fames Corrigan against him.
It was claimed that Corrigan had agreed
to abide by the decision of arbitrators
who had decided in favor of Rockefeller.
C irrigan's attorneys repudiated, the
agreement. Judge Stone took the case
under advisement. Corrigan claims that
he transferred nearly $1,000,000 worth
of Standard Oil stock to Rockefeller at a
low price, whereas the stock was worth
more than Rockefeller said it was.
Znmltoanga Evacuated.
MADRID, May 27.—The minister of
war, General Polavieja, has received a
dispatch announcing the evacuation of
Zamboanga, island of Mindanao, by the
Spanish garrison. The dispatch further
said that as the Spaniards had declined
to assent to the Filipinos' demands that
the arms and munitions of war should be
surrendered with the city fighting - en­sued,
the Spaniards suffering some loss.
The dispatch adds that the natives con­tinue
bitterly opposed to the idea of
American annexation and that the con­quest
of Mindanao will prove to be a
tough task.
Cbicagro's Trip Around the World.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—The navy
department has received a report from
the "Chicago, now on,a trip around the
world, as to the working of her new wa­ter
tube boilers. It is the first time that
a ship of this size has been fitted with
boilers of this type. The ship was run
for six or seven days on three boilers
without recourse to her four boilers of
the old type. She made 10 and 12 knots
an hour during this time, and in every
way the test was regarded -g^^tisfac-
The Ingham and Sewltt Trial.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2T.—Judge
McPherson in the United States district
court has set June 26 as the date for the
trial of ex-United States District At­torney
Ellery P. Ingham and Harvey Iv.
i>ewitt, Ingham's law partner and for­mer
assistant, on the charges of con­spiracy,
bribery and aiding and abetting
in connection with the revenue stamp
counterfeiting case recently brought tc
light by the secret service bureau. ^
Cornell If ^fcated at Lacrosse.
ITHACA, N. Y., May 27.—Cornell was
yesterday defeated at Percy field in, one
ot the most interesting lacrosse games
ever witnessed here by the Toronto team,
which is soon to meet the Crescent Ath­letic
club in a contest for the champion­ship
of America^
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Decide When the Century Begins.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 27.—It took
general assembly of the Presbyterian , •£
church longer to decide yesterday wh&n
the nineteenth century edds than it took|||!x|||^ ^
to pass the resolutions against the Mor-^
mon congressman, Roberts, and in favotf'^-f
of an antipolygamy amendment to the t
national constitution. These resolutions, ^
which represent the matured thought of . , y J
the Presbyterians of the United States
after many months of consideration, so
exactly expressed the sentiment of every ,
commissioner that they were adopted V;-'^
without even a sijigle supporting speech. '; ^
The commissioners generally feel that
in calling for the expulsion of Roberta
and for the adoption of an amendment to i ^
the national constitution -defining legale
marriage to be monogamic they have "
started a movement which will be taken ,
up all over tha country and will reaqji
eventual success. The adopted resolu- - ,
tions were originally written by Rev. • \
William Pad en of Salt Lake City, but; , -
were modified and expanded by the com->
mittee on bills and Overtures, thougli . {
not essentially.
As for the end of the nineteenth oen- 1
tury, one of the reports spoke of. next v "il
year as the opc-uing of the new century.
Upon objection and after a little debate VfS
the stated clerk held that next year is the -,V
last of this century. Presbyterians will -S;
henceforth get along without this excit- .,gi|
iug topic: of discussion. The assembly ( r-,
will adjouia today. ' • \ "A
ROSA BONHEUR'S DEATH.
Was the Most Note J Woman: Paintei!
In the World.
PARIS, May 27.—Rosa Bonheur, the
most noted woman painter, died yester­day
at Fontainebleau of congestion of
the lungs.
She was stricken ten days ago, and
from the first little hope was entertained
for her recovery.
She was 77 years old. For the first
time in a number of years she had a pic­ture
in this year's salon, and she passes
away just when her wonderful art had
brought her once more vividly before
Paris. *
Rosa Bonheur won faunae as an animal
painter. Her masterpiece, "The Horse
Fair," hangs in the Metropolitan Mu­seum
of Art, New York. It was sold for
$75,000. It was painted in 1853.
She was the daughter of a well known
painter and was born in Bordeaux in
1822.
The painter's power over animals was
marvelous. She frequently went into
cages of strange" lions and tigers, and
they became submissive to the waves of
her hand. One of her pets, a lioness,
died with her head in Rosa Bonheur's
lap.
In 1855 she- bought the estate of By, in
the forest of Fontainebleau, where she
died.
An Ideal Service.
WASHINGTON, May 27—The fol­lowing
dispatch was received by Lieu­tenant
Colonel Braine.rd of the commis­sary
department at Manila in reply to a
message sent by him to inspector Gen­eral
Mallory „at Malolos asking for any
suggestions as to the improvement of
the service. He has forwarded it to th€
war department for information: "Re­plying
to your dispatch of yesterday.
Subsistence department is . rendering
ideal service. If you continue to keep
here besides division commissary two
commissaries, one available to make is­sues
and the other to make sales, and-continue
to furnish ground coffee when
required, methods and conditions could
not be improved. I state this as the re­sult
of inspection."
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Quick Automobile Trip.
NEW YORK, May 27.—The automo­bile
which left Cleveland at 7 o'clock
Monday morning to establish an automo­bile
record between' Cleveland and New
York arrived in front of the Astor
House at 5:45 o'clock yesterday after­noon.
The trial was under the auspices
of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The rec­ord
made was 707.4 miles in 40 hours
and 4 minutes of actual running. This is
an average of 17.6 miles an hour. The
trip was accomplished with one accident
of a serious nature, and the party was
ready to go back to Cleveland in the
same way, so far as their machine jras
concerned.
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%1U Receive the Cruiser.
NORFOLK, May 27.—The board 0®
health, other city officials, the quaran­tine
officer of the port and his assistants
and many prominent citizens have reach­ed
a satisfactory understanding with ref­erence
to the coming of the cruiser lteina
Mercedes to the Norfolk navy yard. All
opposition, has disappeared, and a fleet
with officials and citizens of Norfolk and
Portsmouth will go to Hampton Roads
to escort the cruiser to the yard. v
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German Recruits Drugged.
BERLIN, May 27.—A sensational ar­rest
has been made here of two physi­cians
named respectively Elberfeld and
Renischoid, charged with systematical­ly
drugging recruits so as to exempt
them from military service. It is as­serted
that four of the persons thus
treated have died from the results of the • ,;ip~ -
drugs administered to them. The prison- ^fl .
ers offered bail in the sum of 50.00C '
it
marks, but this was refused.
Buying Last Year's Whedt. ,1,..
TOPEKA, May 27.^-Last year's^
wheat crop stored in Kansas granaries
and elevators is fast being bought up by|® .
New York and English capitalists. In'"'""-''
two . days 60,000 bushels have been
bought for shipment to Liverpool. Rep-fl®
resentatives of purchasing firms are in the'*4®
wheat belt contracting for every bushel
of old wheat which they can get. Thirty
thousand bushels will be sent to Liver­pool
next week.
Mi. Dewey Due About Oct.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Admiral':
Dewey will arrive at New York about
Oct. 1. This information was received
'by Secretary Long and was immediately
announced by the officers of the navy de­partment.
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VOL. IX. NO. 2129 NORWALK, CONN., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS
ANNUAL FIELD
The Fourth Regiment Ma­neuvers
and Holds Regi­mental
Parade.
SEASIDE PARK CROWDED,
Company D of South Norwalk
the Town-
Disgraces
The annual field day of the Fourth
regiment, Col. Charles W. Hendrie
commanding, was held at Seaside Park,
Bridgeport, yesterday.
A big crowd turned out to witness
the maneuvers and regimental parade,
which was a success. .
Company F of Norwalk and Compa­ny
D of South Norwalk participated in
the parade. Company F behaved like
soldiers and gentlemen and returned
to their armory in excellent order,
while the following from this morn^
ing's Bridgeport Union will give the
people of Norwalk some idea of how
the members of Co. D behaved them­selves.
"The companies forming the battal­ion
went through, the evolutions with
precision and skill, with one except) on.
Co. D, of Norwal-s, did not come up to
the standard of excellence required
and was sharply reprimanded by Major
Fitch, for its awkwardness in executing
orders. While the othqr companies
formed, four, eight, and sixteen abreast
with order, Co. D formed in disorder.
Often the men became bunched In a
disorganized crowd and once Major
Fitch compelled it to repeat a forma­tion
in which it bad bungled.
Several of the men were so intoxi­cated
they could not walk straight and
their futile attempts to keep in step
were ludicrous. Finally. Major Fitch,
unable to bear the spectacle longer,
fined five men five dollars each and
ordered tHem to leave the lines. After
that the company did a little better
and the movements went forward with
more smoothness."
Not satisfied with their behavior in
Bridgeport member? of Company D
disgraced themselves on the train re
turning home. Upon their arrival at
South Norwalk a fight ensued in which
Lieut. Bloom of Co. F was called upon
by a citizen to interfere, which he did
and succeeded in wresting a gun from
a drunken soldier, but not before he
was set upon by several members of D
who came to their drunken comrade's
assistance.
The company did not return to the
armory but scattered in all directions,
some discharging blank cartridges in
their guns about the streets.
Later in the night four drunken
members held up a gentleman on West
avenue and demanded a cigar, which
they failed to get.
It is said by a number of Norwalk
citizens who were present in Bridge­port,
that the behavior of members of
D company was a disgrace to Norwalk.
It is hoped ^hat Col. Hendrie will
take the necessary step to court martial
the^e men, and see that a rigid pen­alty
is imposed upon the guilty, and
carried out to the full extent of mili­tary
law.
Horse Ran Away.
Mrs. W. B. Bean of West avenue,
was out driving yesterday afternoon
and upon returning home the horse
took fright under the railroad bridge
at Washington and North Main streets
and ran away. Previous to the occur­rence
the horse was on a lively trot but
Mrs. Bean lost control of the animal
and he bounded along North Main
street, jumping over a pile of bricks
where the street is being repaired and
continued on his rua until he reached
Sturtevant's store where a clerk from
the same rushed out and stopped him.
Mrs. Bean held on pluckily and was
uninjured.
Small Fire at Sound Beach.
A large barn at Sound beach, owned
by W. B. Lockwood, was destroyed
f'l by fire yesterday causing a loss of $1,
";;500, partially insured. It is supposed
' f to have been set afire by tramps.
Weather.
! 'V1® Lr revenue
only, is a new,fad. in South ^orwalk. ^
If the members of Company D regret
their actions of yesterday.
Why John Scully should array him­self
against the veracity of so many
others.
If the preponderence of evidence is
not largely against Scully.
When that West av.enue road will
receive attention.
If Attorney Ferris will increase his
accident insurance policy.
Why. riding over the Benedict farm
bridge is enjoyed by wheelmen.
How many city of Norwalk bonds
will remain in town.
If Ben Hur netted the Old Well boys
a substantial sum.
CENTRAL CLUB,
Lecture on the "Habits of
Flowers" by Mrs. G. F.
Newcomb Yesterday.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Will Attend Memorial Services.
Buckingham Post, G. A. R. will at­tend
a memorial service* in Grace
church Sunday,morning, when Rev. J.
McClure Bellows will preach a special
sermon for the occasion. In the after­noon
the Post members will attend the
union memorial service in the Metho­dist
church. *
Douglas Fowler Post of South Nor­walk
will attend service in the East
Avenue Methodist church Sunday and
Rey. J. J. Foust will preach an appro­priate
sermon on the soldier clead,
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At 10:30 Wednesday night three mpn
tried for some time to place a somewhat
inebriated young man in a buggy stand­ing
near the Stamford House and suc­ceeded
at last in so doing. One of the
men thereupon placed the "drunk" on
the seat, flat on his back, and sat on
him, not theoretically, but literally,
and then taking up the reins, drove
the horse toward Sou^h Norwalk. from
which place the two came ea-lier in
tewitt, Ingham's law partner and for­mer
assistant, on the charges of con­spiracy,
bribery and aiding and abetting
in connection with the revenue stamp
counterfeiting case recently brought tc
light by the secret service bureau. ^
Cornell If ^fcated at Lacrosse.
ITHACA, N. Y., May 27.—Cornell was
yesterday defeated at Percy field in, one
ot the most interesting lacrosse games
ever witnessed here by the Toronto team,
which is soon to meet the Crescent Ath­letic
club in a contest for the champion­ship
of America^
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Presbyterians Attack Polfganif and1
Decide When the Century Begins.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 27.—It took
general assembly of the Presbyterian , •£
church longer to decide yesterday wh&n
the nineteenth century edds than it took|||!x|||^ ^
to pass the resolutions against the Mor-^
mon congressman, Roberts, and in favotf'^-f
of an antipolygamy amendment to the t
national constitution. These resolutions, ^
which represent the matured thought of . , y J
the Presbyterians of the United States
after many months of consideration, so
exactly expressed the sentiment of every ,
commissioner that they were adopted V;-'^
without even a sijigle supporting speech. '; ^
The commissioners generally feel that
in calling for the expulsion of Roberta
and for the adoption of an amendment to i ^
the national constitution -defining legale
marriage to be monogamic they have "
started a movement which will be taken ,
up all over tha country and will reaqji
eventual success. The adopted resolu- - ,
tions were originally written by Rev. • \
William Pad en of Salt Lake City, but; , -
were modified and expanded by the com->
mittee on bills and Overtures, thougli . {
not essentially.
As for the end of the nineteenth oen- 1
tury, one of the reports spoke of. next v "il
year as the opc-uing of the new century.
Upon objection and after a little debate VfS
the stated clerk held that next year is the -,V
last of this century. Presbyterians will -S;
henceforth get along without this excit- .,gi|
iug topic: of discussion. The assembly ( r-,
will adjouia today. ' • \ "A
ROSA BONHEUR'S DEATH.
Was the Most Note J Woman: Paintei!
In the World.
PARIS, May 27.—Rosa Bonheur, the
most noted woman painter, died yester­day
at Fontainebleau of congestion of
the lungs.
She was stricken ten days ago, and
from the first little hope was entertained
for her recovery.
She was 77 years old. For the first
time in a number of years she had a pic­ture
in this year's salon, and she passes
away just when her wonderful art had
brought her once more vividly before
Paris. *
Rosa Bonheur won faunae as an animal
painter. Her masterpiece, "The Horse
Fair," hangs in the Metropolitan Mu­seum
of Art, New York. It was sold for
$75,000. It was painted in 1853.
She was the daughter of a well known
painter and was born in Bordeaux in
1822.
The painter's power over animals was
marvelous. She frequently went into
cages of strange" lions and tigers, and
they became submissive to the waves of
her hand. One of her pets, a lioness,
died with her head in Rosa Bonheur's
lap.
In 1855 she- bought the estate of By, in
the forest of Fontainebleau, where she
died.
An Ideal Service.
WASHINGTON, May 27—The fol­lowing
dispatch was received by Lieu­tenant
Colonel Braine.rd of the commis­sary
department at Manila in reply to a
message sent by him to inspector Gen­eral
Mallory „at Malolos asking for any
suggestions as to the improvement of
the service. He has forwarded it to th€
war department for information: "Re­plying
to your dispatch of yesterday.
Subsistence department is . rendering
ideal service. If you continue to keep
here besides division commissary two
commissaries, one available to make is­sues
and the other to make sales, and-continue
to furnish ground coffee when
required, methods and conditions could
not be improved. I state this as the re­sult
of inspection."
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Quick Automobile Trip.
NEW YORK, May 27.—The automo­bile
which left Cleveland at 7 o'clock
Monday morning to establish an automo­bile
record between' Cleveland and New
York arrived in front of the Astor
House at 5:45 o'clock yesterday after­noon.
The trial was under the auspices
of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The rec­ord
made was 707.4 miles in 40 hours
and 4 minutes of actual running. This is
an average of 17.6 miles an hour. The
trip was accomplished with one accident
of a serious nature, and the party was
ready to go back to Cleveland in the
same way, so far as their machine jras
concerned.
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%1U Receive the Cruiser.
NORFOLK, May 27.—The board 0®
health, other city officials, the quaran­tine
officer of the port and his assistants
and many prominent citizens have reach­ed
a satisfactory understanding with ref­erence
to the coming of the cruiser lteina
Mercedes to the Norfolk navy yard. All
opposition, has disappeared, and a fleet
with officials and citizens of Norfolk and
Portsmouth will go to Hampton Roads
to escort the cruiser to the yard. v
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German Recruits Drugged.
BERLIN, May 27.—A sensational ar­rest
has been made here of two physi­cians
named respectively Elberfeld and
Renischoid, charged with systematical­ly
drugging recruits so as to exempt
them from military service. It is as­serted
that four of the persons thus
treated have died from the results of the • ,;ip~ -
drugs administered to them. The prison- ^fl .
ers offered bail in the sum of 50.00C '
it
marks, but this was refused.
Buying Last Year's Whedt. ,1,..
TOPEKA, May 27.^-Last year's^
wheat crop stored in Kansas granaries
and elevators is fast being bought up by|® .
New York and English capitalists. In'"'""-''
two . days 60,000 bushels have been
bought for shipment to Liverpool. Rep-fl®
resentatives of purchasing firms are in the'*4®
wheat belt contracting for every bushel
of old wheat which they can get. Thirty
thousand bushels will be sent to Liver­pool
next week.
Mi. Dewey Due About Oct.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—Admiral':
Dewey will arrive at New York about
Oct. 1. This information was received
'by Secretary Long and was immediately
announced by the officers of the navy de­partment.
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